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Food & Beverage - July, 2015

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• Trump Says Chef Can't Quit Lease Over Immigration Remarks
• Farm Group Says EPA Should Nix Controversial Waters Rule
• In-N-Out Sued Over Alleged Methamphetamine Milkshake
• Feds Want $2.6M From Nifty Fifty CPA For Tax Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Carlyle, Coca-Cola
• US Slaps Importer With $6.2M Suit Over Crawfish Lies
• NLRB Secures Rehire Offer For Fired Union Supporter
• Court OKs Approvals For Booze Sales At Pa. Gas Stations
• 10 IPOs Targeting $1.4B Ready To Rock 1st Week Of August
• Clorox Says 7th Circ. Must Decide Grocer's Bulk Price Claim
• Michael Jordan Needn't Rehash Claims In Ad Row: Judge
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Adopt Tighter Class Cert. Standard
• Energy Drink Co., CEO Escape Some Claims In False Ad Suit
• Milk, Cheese Buyers End Antitrust Suit Against Dairy Co-Op
• Makah Say Neighboring Tribes Exaggerating Fishing Area
• SunOpta To Pay $450M For Calif. Frozen Fruit Supplier
• Congress Continues Churning GMO Labeling Legislation
• 3 Class Actions Before The Supreme Court
• Judge Hits Brakes On Coke Drivers' Cert. Bid In Wage Suit
• 9th Circ. Allows Quick Appeal Of Class Cert. In H-2A Row
• Craft Beer's Growth Is Causing Congress To Brew Reforms
• Fla. Burger King Wage Suit Says Time Cards Were Doctored
• Tax Court Says Farm Can Deduct Materials In Year Purchased
• Vietnamese Shrimp Exporter Gets Higher Anti-Dumping Duty
• Del Monte Buyers' Class Cert. Canned In Food Label Fight
• Corporate Tax Code Needs Reform, Senate Panel Hears
• Saladworks Stakeholders Blast Ch.11 Disclosure Statement
• Safeway Wins Dismissal In Calif. Fuel Pricing Appeal
• Michael Jordan Slams Sanctions Bid In Publicity Row
• Corn Groups Fight Ex-FDA Chief's Testimony In False Ad Row
• Whole Foods Can't Win Fees In 'Eatright' Trademark Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Bombardier, ConAgra, Huntsman
• Starbucks Poisoned Woman With Cleanser In Coffee, Suit Says
• Pryor Cashman Calls Dairy Co.'s Bungled-Audit Suit Untimely
• US Exchanges Say Dodd-Frank Delays Drive Away Business
• Tyson Beats Bid For Hot Dog Injunction In Trademark Fight
• Jimmy John's Loses Bid To Consolidate Worker FLSA Suits
• Expert Backs Denying E-Discovery In Heinz Coverage Row
• 8th Circ. Told Food Giants Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Row
• Texas Judge Awards $22M In Restaurant Sex Assault Case
• General Mills Can't Use FDA To Nix Trans Fat Suit, Judge Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackboard, Quiksilver, GE, Syngenta
• Maker's Mark Beats False Ad Suit Over 'Handmade' Label
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Rocket Docket!
• White House Punts On Mandatory GMO Labeling
• Bill To Enact Alcohol Tax Squeaks By Navajo Lawmakers
• Whole Foods Slams National Origin Bias Suit
• Proposed Class Expanded In TGI Friday's Drink Price Suit
• Mead Johnson Pays SEC $12M To Settle FCPA Claims
• Frito-Lay Can't Get Fed. Circ. To Rehear 'Pretzel Crisp' Row
• Grocer Wants Michael Jordan Sanctioned In Publicity Suit
• 3rd Circ. Gives EPA Broad Discretion In Chesapeake Bay
• Beer Lawsuits Brew Caution For Country-Of-Origin Labeling
• Kraft Hit With False Labeling Suit Over 'Natural' Cheese
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Hamilton Lane, Symphony, Atkins
• A&P Gets Nod To Close 25 Money-Losing Stores
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Challenge To Shark Fin Law
• EEOC Slaps Hillshire Brands With Racial Harassment Suit
• EEOC, Muslim Intervenors Ordered To Clean Up Bias Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: LuLu, Kuafu, ScanlanKemperBard
• TTAB Rips Fross Zelnick's 'Unreasonable' Response To Typo
• Whole Foods Hit With Suit For Overcharging NY Customers
• ITC Tells Fed. Circ. To Deny Mushroom Co.'s Rehearing Bid
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Judge Blasts Feds, But Won't Alter USDA-Native Farmer Deal
• Wal-Mart Suit Over Texas Liquor Permit Ban Moves Forward
• WTO Strikes Down US Ban On Argentine Beef
• Hain Says Waiting On 9th Circ. Won't Hurt False Label Suit
• Judge Halts, Mostly Tosses Whole Foods Homeopathy Suit
• Judge Reconsiders Officer Liability In Tribe's Shellfish Fight
• 5th Circ. Gets Clashing Takes On Kroger Worker Safety Ruling
• Ex-Peanut CEO Faces Life Sentence For Salmonella Outbreak
• FDA Wants Added Sugar Details On Nutrition Labels
• Thai Food Co. To Buy Russian Poultry Biz In $680M Deal
• 2nd Circ. Jolts Green Mountain Shareholder Suit To Life
• NJ Court Rules Against Grower In Land Preservation Row
• Kan. Sues To Block Army Food Contract Change At Fort Riley
• Welch Labeling Plaintiffs Say 'No Receipts, No Problem'
• PE-Backed Amplify Snacks Readies Potential $250M IPO
• Keurig Investor Roasts Coffee Co. In Securities Class Action
• Identity Theft Victim Fights For Pharmacy Drug Fraud Claims
• Brand Battles: Finnegan Fights To Get Newsletter Trademark
• ConAgra Claims Popcorn Trans Fat Suit Steps On FDA's Toes
• Sens. Float Voluntary Program To Save Meat Labeling Rules
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• Highlights Of China's 2015 Food Safety Law
• Kashi Can't Escape Suit Over 'All Natural' Cereal With GMOs
• Atlantic City Tourist Spots Aren't ADA-Compliant, US Atty Says
• Ariz. Restaurant Chain Z'Tejas Files For Bankruptcy
• FTC Atty Tells Cos. Not To Hold Back On Economics
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Allstate Win In Subway Flood Coverage Row
• NJ Senate Approves Bill To Allow Amusement Games In Bars
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anthem, Cigna, Darden, Airbus
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: SAP, Korea Times, ConAgra Foods
• Blue Diamond Fights Injunction Over Almond Content Claims
• Vt. AG Says Food Industry Groups Want 'Lopsided' Discovery
• TGI Friday's Says It Didn't Negotiate Revised Wages Deal
• FDA Outlines Fees For Imported Food Safety Program
• Land O'Lakes Can't Wrest Trademark From Tackle Co.
• United Pet Foods Too Slow To Slip Toxic Pet Food Suit
• EEOC Wins Injunction For Bakery Worker In Nat'l Origin Suit
• Heinz, Starr Battle Over Law Choice In Baby Food Fight
• House Passes Bill Restricting State GMO Labeling Laws
• Belgium To Shift Taxes From Labor To VATs, Finance
• Trans Fat Ban Makes For Slippery Supply Chain Issues
• Class Cert. Upheld By Calif. Court In Safeway Wage Action
• Halal Food Exec Denied Bail Ahead Of Fraud Sentencing
• Gibson Dunn Will Fight $15-Per-Hour Fast Food Wage In NY
• Walgreen, Duane Reade Hit With Food Overcharge Class Suit
• Chinese Developer Evergrande Eyes Spring Water Unit Spinoff
• Mayer Brown Helps Purina Buy PE-Backed Pet Food Co.
• Blue Buffalo Leaves IPO Target In Dust With $677M Debut
• Hostess At Famed NYC Eatery Claims FLSA Violations
• Australia Unveils Plans For Country-Of-Origin Food Labels
• Food Safety Rules Squabbles Mounting At WTO Committee
• Texas Judge Trims 7-Eleven Worker's Nat'l Origin Bias Suit
• Jimmy John's Rips 'Novel' Defendant Class Bid In Wage Case
• 2 Pols Want Catfish Imports Rules Untouched In TPP
• Bimbo Bakeries Filed False Tax Information, Distributor Says
• Tribe Says SD Is Skirting Federal Law In Casino Tax Case
• Heinz Says E-Discovery Requests Unreasonable
• TGI Friday's Workers Ask Court To Revise Wage Settlements
• Shake Shack Backers Ready Follow-On Offering
• Acme Bids $256M For 76 Stores As A&P Set To Shed Assets
• 6 CERCLA Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Albertsons Says Store Buyer Must Pay $41M For Groceries
• US Begins S. Africa Review Under Reinstated AGOA
• FETRA Penalties Unconstitutional, Tribal Tobacco Co. Says
• And Up To 20 Years: The Criminalization Of Trade Violations
• Locke Lord Faces DQ Threat In Health Pill False Ad Suit
• Judge Leaves $8M Grocery Vehicle Insurance Row Up To Jury
• Ensure Drinkers Hope Doctors' Notes Can Cure Class' Flaws
• Hershey Can't Nix Claims It Sweetened Vending Rival's Deal
• USDA Tries To Dump Organic Rule Change Challenge
• JBS To Face Second Round In EEOC, Muslim Workers' Suit
• Calif. Wants Unprecedented $1.5M Fine For Diverting Water
• IBM Rips Priceline's Hope That Patent Row Will Just 'Go Away'
• EU To Take Close Look At $8.4B Ball-Rexam Deal
• Costco Ordered To Produce Docs In $162M Calif. OT Action
• Denied Service Dog Suit Welcome Under Calif. Civil Rights Act
• Watchdog Questions $28.4M In USAID Afghan Project Costs
• Johnsonville Sued Over 'Backyard Bratwurst' Trademark
• Fed. Circ. Overturns TTAB Ruling On 'Peace Love And Juice'
• Retailers' Claims Trimmed In Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Case
• Supermarket A&P Hits Ch. 11 For 2nd Time In 5 Years
• WTO Dispute Roundup: India Waves White Flag On Poultry Ban
• Mayer Brown Nabs FDA Expert From Jones Day In DC
• Calif. Pizza Hut Drivers Win Cert. Over Car Reimbursement
• Class Defends Growth In Safeway 'E-Grocery' Overcharge Suit
• Boies Schiller Derides Rival Atty's Motion In Chiquita MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: CF Industries, Fiat Chrysler, CeramTec
• GM Snags Ex-Tim Hortons General Counsel
• Brand Battles: Super Bowl v. 'Superb Owl'
• EU OKs $440M ADM Deal After Cargill Agrees To Plant Sale
• FDA Won't Give 'Cane Juice' Guidance Until 2016, Court Told
• Chiquita Can't Keep Paramilitary Aid Docs Secret: DC Circ.
• Latham Leads VMG Partners In Closing Of $500M Fund
• Koch Poultry Recalls 2M Pounds Of Chicken Over Salmonella
• WIPO Under Fire For Broader Use Of Geographic Food Names
• Ex-US Rep. Michael Grimm Gets 8 Months For Tax Fraud
• Using The FDA's Trans Fat Ruling In Food Class Actions
• Bees Getting Stung: Law And Science Uncertain, Food At Risk
• Hain Celestial Labeling Suit Delayed Too Long, Plaintiffs Say
• AgFeed Trustee Claims Outside Counsel Gave Bad Advice
• Judge Sends Back Saladworks Fight Over Ex-CEO's Legal Fees
• Jimmy John's Looks To Consolidate FLSA Suits
• Haitian Farmworkers' Bias Suit Won't Be Split
• US Producers Lose Bid To Up Tariffs On Chinese Garlic
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Kraft Heinz, Princeton, Sandbox
• Labeling Claims Cut From Suit Over Nissin Noodles' Trans Fat
• Papa John's Franchisee Pleads Guilty To Wage Theft Scheme
• Soy Oil Co.'s Fire Suit Coverage Win Upheld By 8th Circ.
• Dairy Stance Could Block Canada From TPP, Lawmakers Warn
• House Committee OKs Bill To Bar State Curbs On GMO Foods
• House OKs Bill To Increase Calif. Water Access
• DC Circ. Told Native Farmer Not Eligible For $680M Payout
• Farm Group Beats Ex-Members In Fight Over 'Grange' Name
• Boies Schiller Ends Client Conflict In Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• Mich. Bar Hits Online Beer Service With Infringement Suit
• EU Halts Hungarian Taxes Over Competition Concerns
• Mass. Supreme Court Frees Atty From $240K Sanctions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apax, Paulson & Co., Hapag-Lloyd
• AmBev To Pay Multimillion-Dollar Fine In Brazil Antitrust Case
• Gerber Can't Dodge Baby Formula False Ad Suit
• Honest Tea Says Plaintiff Sank Labeling Suit In Deposition
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• Grocery Operator A&P Denies Bankruptcy Is Imminent
• BALCA Refuses Harvester's Late Bid For 28 Farmworkers
• Gerber Accused Of Fudging Baby Food's Fruit, Veggie Content
• Whole Foods Says Ill. Sales Tax Suit Claim Falls Short
• Trade In Services: Good For Goods And Services
• Mushroom Co. Cops To Employing Unauthorized Farm Workers
• Antitrust Claims From Houston Strip Club Deal Stay Alive
• NY Food Delivery Workers Get Conditional Cert. In Wages Suit
• Bayer MDL Firms Certified As A Class Of Their Own
• Almond Milk Maker Exaggerates Nut Content, Suit Says
• PWC Wants More Docs From Gov't In $8.5B Fraud Case
• Rita's Sent Flavor Texts After Being Told To Stop, Suit Says
• General Mills Wants Trans Fat Suit Halted Pending FDA Action
• Plaintiff Fights To Keep Gerber Baby Formula Suit Going
• Dole Fruit Labeling Suit Not Ripe For Ruling, Plaintiff Says
• Jury Finds Halal Food Co. Founder Guilty Of False Exports
• MillerCoors Denies Concealing Ownership Of Blue Moon
• Foster Farms Accused Of Bogus 'Humane' Chicken Labeling
• CFTC Says Kraft's Wheat Manipulation Challenge Crumbles
• Clif Bar Hits Rival Kill Cliff With Trademark Suit
• Ohio Restaurateur Tells 6th Circ. Menu Is Copyrightable
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: HelloFresh, Aini, Crescent Heights
• Reed's Soda Class Action Has To Wait On FDA Sugar Ruling
• Relator Can't Add Evidence In FCA Case Against Ex-NFL Star
• Honest Tea Must Hand Over Formula In Labeling Suit
• Calif. Judge Halts State's Water Curtailment Notices
• Bigelow Tea Drinkers File Fresh Health-Benefit Claims
• Jarden Pays $1.35B For Disposable Tableware Maker
• Trader Joe's Accused Of 'Blatant' Forum Shopping In Bias Row
• Pepsi Significantly Trims Wendy's Suit In $8.8M Contract Fight
• Ex-NJ Alcohol Beverage Control Director Joins Genova Burns
• Clorox Says Grocer Can't Demand Discount Bulk Sales
• Yelp Hit With Class Action By Untipped Food Delivery Drivers
• Kraft Sued Over Quadrupled Sour Cream Calories
• DC Circ. Told $680M USDA Deal Covers Native Farmer's Claims
• Blame ID Thief, Not CVS Or Giant For Drug Fraud: Magistrate
• Cordua Tells Fed. Circ. 'Churrascos' Not Generic
• NSA Shakes Kuwaiti Food Contractor's FOIA Suit
• Brand Battles: Boeing, Major League Baseball, Wal-Mart
• Publix Toaster Tart Fruit Claims Are Sweet Lies, Suit Says
• Investor Can't Grill Burger King Europe On Jurisdiction
• Johnson & Johnson Settles Benecol False Advertising Suit
• Hershey Workers Waived Age Bias Claims, Judge Rules
• Plaintiff In Papa John's Delivery Tax Suit Renews Remand Bid
• Fla. Farm Says Judge Shouldn't Split Workers' Race Bias Suit
• Arent Fox Nabs Alcohol Industry Pro From Nixon Peabody
• Canadian Co. Pleads Guilty To Importing Tainted Cattle Feed
• Wash. Tribes' Fishing Rights Reach Far Offshore, Judge Says
• ONE Group Drops $75M On 2 Restaurant Brands
• San Jose Sues Monsanto, Pfizer Over PCBs
• Keurig Says K-Cup Buyers Lack Standing In Monopoly Row
• Safeway Fights To Let Jury Decide Online Pricing Class Action
• FDA Delays Menu Labeling Rule After Industry Requests
• GAO Says US Needs To Improve Biosurveillance Strategy
• Mass. Supreme Court Axes Town's Strip Club Alcohol Ban
• Grupo Bimbo To Buy Iberian Bakery In $209M Deal
• 4 Things You Should Know About FTC V. Sysco
• House Panel Stymies Newly Opened Beef Imports
• Nature's Way Ginkgo Pills Don't Boost Memory, Suit Claims
• Ex-AB InBev Workers Win Partial Judgment In ERISA Suit
• Former NC State Rep. Sentenced For Embezzling USDA Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConAgra, Didi Kuaidi, Symantec, Monsanto
• TGI Friday's Operator Can't Strike Class Claims, Plaintiffs Say
• Farmers Tell Fed. Circ. FDA Must Pay For Spoiled Tomatoes
• WTO Members Ding EU's Food Safety, Procurement Rules
• Second-Largest US Grocery Chain Files For $100M IPO
• Cherokees Want Punitive Awards In Native Farmer Settlement
• TPP Negotiators Eye Closure In Hawaii At End Of July
• NY Restaurant Chain Denied Immigration Docs In FLSA Suit
• Whole Foods Wants Atty Fees In 'Eatright' Trademark Suit
• CPSC Could Be Coming Around On A Litigation Strategy
• Hanover Urges Fed. Circ. To Nix IP Defense Of SnoWizard
• Bimbo Rips False Labeling Plaintiffs Over Missing Receipts
• Feds Deny 'Unconstitutional' Claim In Tribal Tobacco Row
• Cargill, C&H Lose Dueling Bids To Nix Sugar False Ad Claims
• Chuck E. Cheese's $1.75M Background Check Deal OK'd
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hostess, ProSiebenSat.1, Ferrari
• TGI Friday's FLSA Settlement Shot Down By Judge
• Cargill Wants 9th Circ. To Hear Venue Issue In E. Coli Row
• Coca-Cola Must Face False Ad Class Action Over Juice Blend
• Cap And Trade Likely Result Of 3rd Circ. Chesapeake Ruling
• Okla. Tribe Wants To Join Native Farmer Settlement Row
• Darden Raises Consent Fees On Notes To Ease REIT Plan
• Fee Row In Bayer GMO Class Action Can Proceed, Judge Says
• 8th Circ. Raps Pig Farmers' US Bank Forbearance Suit
• Synagro Can't Dodge Challenge To Sewage Sludge Permits
• EEOC Wins TRO On Firing In National Origin Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds EPA's Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limits
• Whole Foods Looks To Crumble Cookie Labeling Class Action
• Raisins Reveal High Court's Pro-Property Rights Position
• W.Va. AG, Nationwide Reach $5.75M Deal In Discount Suit
• White House Orders Updated GMO Rules Amid Criticism
• Pet Owners Seek Class Cert. In Beneful Dog Food Suit
• Brand Battles: Bayer, Philips, HBO, Red Bull
• Nissin Says Cup Noodle Trans Fat Suit Is In The Soup
• 4 Charged With Smuggling Minors To Work At Egg Farms
• Golden County Foods Gets Nod For $37M Bankruptcy Sale
• The Biggest Pa. Court Decisions Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Dole Says Claims Over $1.6B Deal 'Recklessly Villainize' CEO
• Whole Foods Admits To Overcharging NYC Customers
• DOL Board Says Admin Judge Should Eye H-2A Worker Firing
• Chipotle Must Face Workers' Comp Class Action: Calif. Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anthem, Cigna, Yelp, Tesco
• Food Lion Settles EEOC Row Over Fired Jehovah's Witness
• Corn, Grain Producers Eager For More Cuban Access
• FTC Litigators Dish On Strategy Behind Sysco Merger Win
• Domino's Successfully Pushes Wage Row Into Arbitration
• EEOC Sues Dunkin' Donuts Over Firing Of Worker With Cancer
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes Liquor Privatization Bill
• Latham Helps Food-Focused PE Firm Close $260M Fund
• M&A Boom Soars To Highest First-Half Clip In 8 Years
• Neither 'Junk' Nor 'Healthy' Food Cos. Are Safe From FDA
• Franchises And The Dangers Of Unauthorized Products
• FTC's Sysco Merger Challenge Reflects Orthodox Approach
• Fishing Groups Ask Court To Halt Ocean Seismic Testing
• Fairway Says Investors Misapply Omnicare In IPO Claims
• Halal Co. Raises Religious Claims To Kill Beef Export Suit
• Photog Says Big Red Soda Stole Alamo Pic For Social Media
• Judge Nixes Farmers' Bid For New Counsel In Milk MDL
• Starbucks Wins Discovery Bid In Tainted Ham Row
• NZ Trade Boss Says Final TPP Deal 'Ripe For The Picking'
• 9th Circ. Gives Growers Relief In Preserving Exemption
• Maui's Ban On GMO Crops Struck Down By Judge